SKF has signed a three-year, multi-million-pound contract with BP to supply condition monitoring services to its UK offshore assets. As well as collecting data from a range of rotating equipment – including fans, motors and generators – SKF will provide analytics, reports and (more...)

Hydrotechnik UK has unveiled a major new addition to its existing calibration department. A brand new £100,000+ flow test rig enables Hydrotechnik to offer full in house flow meter recalibrations traceable to National Standards.
The new rig runs on oil, a major advantage for the (more...)

Magnomatics, a world leader in magnetic gear technologies is pleased to announce it is currently working to develop a marine current turbine using the company’s Pseudo Direct Drive (PDD) generator.
Magnomatics has joined offshore engineering specialists, Seaplace, in a 32-month collaborative (more...)

Harting plans to connect to a new market on the 14 June when it starts a three-day show on stand A42 of the Seawork International exhibition at Mayflower Park, Southampton. Harting’s expertise in developing electrical connectivity products for harsh environments is highlighted in a range of (more...)

The safe use of electrical equipment on board ships brings with it particular challenges. It’s an area that Rittal continues to invest in, not least to ensure its systems function effectively under the test conditions which are required by the marine industry.
Now, the efficacy of its busbar (more...)

One of just a handful of UK manufacturing companies still producing hydraulic safety blocks in the UK has just completed a significant order for a major Singapore company; its first major foray into South East Asia, and is already working on another.
MGR Fluid Power has successfully delivered a (more...)

Eriks is strengthening its UK business with the creation of seven ‘Regional Hubs’ that will support the local service centres.
Six of the new hubs will be located in Leeds, Aberdeen, Norwich, Birmingham, Swansea and Maidenhead. The exact location of the seventh hub, which will service (more...)

Igus is celebrating 25 years since the launch of its chainflex range of cables developed specifically for moving applications in energy chains. With 1,040 cables available from stock, the chainflex range includes motor, control and data cables. As market leader for e-chains, Igus tests and offers (more...)

Mechanical power transmissions experts, Centa Transmissions, have launched a brand new flexible coupling specifically designed for testing within systems before they are installed or constructed.
‘CENTAWAVE’ is a torsionally stiff and homokinetic link coupling that facilitates for (more...)